Someone mentioned the Moore-Schmidt combo in the other thread, and while they certainly would make a great duo, and will certainly see time on the PP together, if things go according to plan Moore will likely play on a ES line with one Ron Francis.

Someone mentioned the Moore-Schmidt combo in the other thread, and while they certainly would make a great duo, and will certainly see time on the PP together, if things go according to plan Moore will likely play on a ES line with one Ron Francis.

The Moore-Schmidt is too good to split up IMO. I think I know what you will try to accomplish, thus giving a fantastic top-6, but by any mean if that dosn't work put Moore and Schmidt together.

With our 5th selection, the Detroit Falcons are extremely pleased to select a very underrated defenseman with a great physical and all-around game. One of the best, arguably the best defenseman of the late 1940's with intense passion of the game and a leader by example:

Reardon, **** and Brewer were one, two and three on my list. Extremely please that Reardon fell to us. A ''light'' Brad Park, but with a more complete physical game. Obviously not really close in term of offensive skills but I kinda like the comparision (Note ''light'', I'm only comparing the style of play of the two).

The war room in New Haven has been furious with activity deciding between two guys each of whom played with a current Nighthawk. Hart trophy winner Babe Siebert carries the day and announces that his ex-Ranger teammate who was instrumental in winning two Stanley Cups, was the Hart trophy runner-up and a 4-time all-star team selection, is none other than the 6'0 210-lbs tough, hard bodychecking ex-football star

Ching Johnson

Quote:

Originally Posted by from a writer in 1946

"...that irrepressible fellow, Ivan "Ching" Johnson. Ivan, you will recall, was the large chappie who belted the bejabbers out of incoming forwards but always wore a wide and most pleasant-looking grin when performing those robust chores. Actually, his grin was a peculiar facial grimace and Ivan wasn't entirely the gentle soul that he appeared to be. Those who played alongside him will tell you that his lips curved back that way simply because he was grinding his teeth fearsomely and uttering threats to the enemy...

Old habits must have died hard for Ching Johnson. During one of the games where he was serving as a linesman in the old Eastern Hockey League, he forgot that he was wearing a striped shirt and nailed an onrushing forward with one of his patented heavy bodychecks from his playing days.

When asked what caused him to do it, he calmly replied. "Instinct, I guess. The old habit was too deep within me," Johnson later admitted. "I forgot where I was and what I was doing."

Le Rocket de Montreal are extremely pleased that people have commented on the apparent first line of Jackson-Morenz-Geoffrion but could not resist the urge to buck tradition. GBC and raleh teams have always had the stigma of "not having enough secondary scoring". That's all about to change.

Montreal selects C Joe Primeau to centre the second line alongside friend and linemate Busher Jackson.

Le Rocket de Montreal are extremely pleased that people have commented on the apparent first line of Jackson-Morenz-Geoffrion but could not resist the urge to buck tradition. GBC and raleh teams have always had the stigma of "not having enough secondary scoring". That's all about to change.

Montreal selects C Joe Primeau to centre the second line alongside friend and linemate Busher Jackson.

I kind of liked Jackson on that first line but maybe you did have too many scorers on that line. Primeau/Jackson will provide chemistry. Will be interesting how you fill those 2 wing positions. I can think of an ideal LW for that 1st line